Man arrested after holding wife hostage on South Side

Updated 11:28 am, Thursday, June 19, 2014

SAN ANTONIO -- A man has been arrested after police said he held his wife hostage Wednesday in a home on the South Side.

Felix Cardenas, 44, and his wife Elizabeth Cardenas, 50, have been separated for several months, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Cardenas' daughter was arriving Wednesday at a home in the 200 block of East Hart Avenue when she saw Felix Cardenas locking the gate to the yard, according to police. Felix Cardenas said she should leave because "(expletive) was going to happen," according to police.

The daughter tried to enter the gate, but Felix Cardenas pointed a handgun at her and threatened to shoot if she got in, police said.

The daughter saw her mother on the porch, holding her face with visible injuries and yelling for help, according to police. Felix Cardenas then grabbed his wife by the arm, put the handgun to her head and told the daughter he would kill Elizabeth Cardenas if police were called, the warrant states.

Felix Cardenas then dragged his wife into the home, where he held her hostage, according to police.

When officers arrived, witnesses told them that Felix Cardenas had fired multiple shots.

Cardenas was taken into custody early Thursday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.